Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/2684
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	balo
Subject
	111.212
Contributor
	Toby Austin, Roger Vetter
Type
	Mandinka
Format
	42.5 in. length
Identifier
	6101
Source
	West Africa
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Gambia
Alternative Title
	bala
	balafo
	balafeu
	balafou
Medium
	wood
	bamboo
	gourd
	cord - synthetic
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Jeliya Instruments of Mandinka Hereditary Musicians from The Gambia
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Africa
Provenance
	Vetter collection
Basic form of sonorous object/s for idiophone
	block - oblong bar
Sound objects per instrument for idiophone
	multiple sounded discretely
Resonator design for idiophone
	separate resonating space/s attuned to pitch/es of sonorous object/s - built into instrument
Number of players for idiophone
	one
Sounding principle for idiophone
	striking - direct
Sound exciting agent for idiophone
	beater/s - stick with padded ball end
Energy input motion by performer for idiophone
	hammering
Pitch of sound produced for idiophones
	definite pitch
Sound modification for idiophones
	none
Category of Instrument
	idiophone

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